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Penguins expected to face Bruins at Fenway in Winter Classic

The Penguins are headed back outdoors.

They are expected to be named Boston's opponent for the 2023 Winter Classic Jan. 2 at Fenway Park in Boston.

A source said Wednesday that it "is not incorrect" that that will be the matchup.

It was not immediately clear whether it is coincidental that the Penguins are scheduled to play in that game just months after Boston-based Fenway Sports Group became the franchise's majority owner.

The initial word of a Penguins-Bruins pairing came from Kevin Weekes of NHL Network.

The Penguins played in the initial Winter Classic, at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, in 2008, and faced the Capitals in the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field.